The 3MT®, developed at the University of Queensland, challenges participants to present their research—in just three minutes using everyday language—to an audience.
To see photos of previous 3MT competitions, visit the UR&CI Flickr.
Application Information
Please check back in Spring 2025 for our next 3MT application.
Past Winners
Congratulations to all our 3-MT winners!
2022 Winners
1. Pete Jordanides - Biomedical Science
“PI3Kγ Inhibitor Potentiates Anti-PD-L1 Immunotherapy against Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma”
2. Isabelle Aguilar - Biomedical Engineering
“Identifying Keratoconus from Ultrasound Sample Entropy”
3. Tie: Amani Djouadi - Pharmaceutical Sciences
“Delivery of DNA Origami Cancer Vaccine using Alginate Particles”
3: Tie: Natalia Mendonca - Biomedical Engineering
“Decoupling Vasculogenic Cell-Based and Extracellular Vesicle Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease”
2021 Winners
"Biomedical Sciences" Category:
- Sarah Haysley - Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Erin Gililand - Neuroscience and Psychology
- Harrshavasan Congivaram - Biomedical Sciences
"Inquiry for the Future" Category:
- Cara Noel - Microbiology
- Will Marshall - Molecular Genetics and Philosophy
- Kara Komarnitsky - Dance
2019 Spring Semester Winners
Session 1:
- First Place: Heath Pechtl, Animal Sciences
- Second Place: Douglas Fink, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Third Place: Sarthak Soni, Marketing
- Honorable Mention: Bryce Boron, Psychology
Session 2:
- First Place: Timothy Kirby, Mechanical Engineering
- Second Place: James White, Atmospheric Sciences
- Third Place: Cara Dauch, Molecular Genetics
2018 Autumn Semester Winners
Lived Experiences of Human Societies:
- First Place: Isaiah Johnson
- Second Place: Sydney Clark
- Third Place: Emma Megla
Emerging Issues in STEM:
- First Place: Alexandra Smith
- Second Place: Stephen Gant
- Third Place: Hilary Kordecki/Nick Krause
Improving Human Health:
- First Place: Camile Bratton
- Second Place: Melanie Smith
- Third Place: Scott Stuckney
2018 Spring Semester Winners
- First Place: Anthony Milian
- Second Place: Maya Gosztyla
- Third Place: Eleni Packis
Honorable Mentions: Sunny Kwok and Samantha Goode
2017 Autumn Semester Winners
- First Place: Henry Wu
- Second Place: Alison Baker
- Third Place: Matt Schneider
2017 Spring Semester Winners
- First Place: Nicole Puccetti
- Second Place: Olivia Fitzpatrick
- Third Place: Mohit Deshpande